Casemiro Quotes

For Brazil or any other national team in the world, to play Uruguay is a commitment and a very tough match.

Bernard is a great player, a player for the Brazilian national team, and I also followed his progress with Atletico Mineiro.

Some have said it is the easiest group at the World Cup, but we realize it won't be like that. Germany are a tremendous side, but to be honest I don't know much about Cameroon and Saudi Arabia.

My sole focus is to help bring a World Cup back to the U.S.

Brazil - they're so good it's like they are running round the pitch playing with themselves.

I played against the Brazilians in '82, who were definitely the best team never to have won the World Cup.

Every team going to Brazil 2014 will be there to win, and it's going to be a fiercely contested World Cup.

I want the Saints to be one of those teams where when other teams see us on the schedule, they know they're in for one hell of a game.

The Confederations Cup is interesting. It served Spain very well to take part and then go on to win the 2010 World Cup. We knew the stadiums, the atmosphere, the conditions and also the difficulties of a tournament which simulated the World Cup format.

Brazil is a country I hold very dearly. I've got followers there who I've been interacting with for years, as well as fellow artists like Ivete Sangalo, and it also has huge figures like Pele. I'd love to go to that World Cup - I'm not sure in what capacity, but I'll definitely be there. I know that nobody wants to miss it, least of all me.

My dream was always to play for Brazil.

I have been watching Brazil since I was a little kid.

When you talk about Brazil, we're always going to have high-level players trying to find a place to play.

It's hard to be as good as Ronaldinho and Ronaldo were, but we're going to do our best, both myself and Philippe Coutinho, to get close to them and be the best players we can be for the Brazilian national team.

I also had a chance to play in Brazil for Vasco against Flamengo, the local rivals in Rio. So it is the sort of game the players like to play in, and I like the atmosphere, the build-up, and all the preparations throughout the week. You want to be involved in these kind of games.

I love the Copa America. It showcases all the classic rivalries of South America, all those neighbours, up against each other.

We have to be playing near-perfect football to go and win a World Cup.

When you play against Athletic, you know there is no easy ball.

I believe in a European League. I would like to see more quality in the game, and fewer games mean more quality.

In the Premier League, every game is tough. Every game is difficult.

When I was young, I always saw Brazil winning games on television with fantastic players and a fantastic team.

The closest you are going to get to playing international football is the Champions League.

CONCACAF games are tough.

There is nothing nicer than playing in a World Cup against France, England, or Spain. There is nothing nicer than instead of playing a friendly, you can play a game where, if you win, you can make history.

I dreamed of being like Kaka, and Brazil was the home of that creative style, which the Brazilians call ginga.